A review of the analysis of vegetable oil residues from fire debris samples: Analytical scheme, interpretation of the results, and future needs

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1016-1032

  Stauffer, Eric ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Fire debris analysis; Fire investigation; Forensic science; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Self heating; Spontaneous ignition; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID ESTER; SOLVENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; EXTRACTION; FIRE; FIRE PROTECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEATING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 33749003752     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00220.x     Document Type: Review

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